Hans Meier

From 1392 to 2125 in One Month

Hans appeared on the online chess scene in April 2012. His first Blitz month was a spectacle: he started at 1392 and finished at 2117, a jump of over 700 rating points in 57 games. He also tried exactly one Bullet game in November 2012, lost it, and then ignored Bullet for the next decade. A man of focus.

The Long Grind to 2500

Hans spent more than a decade climbing the Blitz ladder. After a quiet 2021, he returned with a vengeance in 2022 and never looked back. He reached a 2539 (2025-12-07) of 2539 in December 2025, a 2262 (2025-07-26) of 2262, and a 2523 (2023-12-23) of 2523 in December 2023. His rating graph looks less like a steady climb and more like a mountain range drawn by someone with a caffeine problem.

A Repertoire for Every Occasion

Hans is an opening addict. With White, his most trusted weapon is the Hungarian Opening: Wiedenhagen-Beta Gambit, which he has played over 800 times in Blitz with a 57% score. With Black, he leans on the French Defense, a setup he has faced more than 800 times, and he frequently dances into the Bogo-Indian Defense. He is also one of the few players who will happily play the Döry Defense, a line so obscure it sounds like a fantasy spell. His finest opening performance, though, comes in the Grünfeld Defense: Counterthrust Variation, where he scores above 60%.

A typical French Defense advance line from his games:

Rivalries and Repeat Customers

When you play 20,000 games, you get to know people. Hans has faced frencpawn 65 times and leads the series 42-21. He also has an ongoing saga with shuhrat73 (59 games), danskpacer (52 games), and rednaxxx (45 games). Most rivals struggle to keep up, but asahoffmann holds a rare winning record against him.

• Joe French: 65 games, 42 wins
• shuhrat73: 59 games, 31 wins
• Danskpacer: 52 games, 29 wins
• rednaxxx: 45 games, 23 wins
• Asa Hoffmann: 41 games, 13 wins

Playing Style and Habits

• He comes back from losing positions at an 87.33% rate and still wins 51.14% of the time after losing a piece. Giving Hans material is not a strategy, it is a dare.
• His longest winning streak is 16 games, and his longest losing streak is 10. When Hans is hot, he is very hot.
• He has 6,315 wins by resignation versus 1,167 by checkmate. Opponents often simply leave. He has also won 3,077 games on time, so the clock is part of his army.
• He wins 56.65% with White and 49.9% with Black. He is a firm believer in the importance of the first move.
• His best playing hour is 1:00 AM, which explains a lot.
• His tilt factor is a perfect 10. The exact meaning is unclear, but it sounds dramatic.